This Week in Civics: More States Go Down the Testing Road
Each week, I like to take a moment to reflect on what's happening around the country (and sometimes the world)…
Teaching Civics and Government with The Mayor from ABC
A new show debuted on ABC this fall -The Mayor. When I first started seeing ads for the show, I…
Three Examples of StudentCam Winners from 2017
It's January, and that means that the deadline for StudentCam 2018 is rapidly approaching. Submissions to the contest are due…
This Week in Civics: Should Voting Be Required?
Every week, I take a moment to look back over news and op-eds related to civics education to see what's…
Three Economics Essential Questions For Your Social Studies Class
It's a common complaint today that people don't know how the government works and that they don't learn anything about…
Civic Spotlight: Teaching Controversial Issues in a Red State
This week's Civic Spotlight comes from an educator in Nebraska. If you've got a story to tell about being a…
Three Conflict Essential Questions For Your Social Studies Class
If we're going to do a good job of preparing our students to be citizens, then we can't let social…
Three Civics Essential Questions For Your Social Studies Class
One way to help prepare our students to be better citizens is to ensure that social studies is not driven…
Examples of Project Citizen Winners and Project Based Learning
Project Citizen is a textbook and curriculum designed to help you teach civics through project based learning. You can make…
This Week in Civics: Road to Autocracy, Generation Citizen, and Columbus
Every week, I take a moment to look back over the week's news and op-eds related to civics education to…